Facilitator Catharin Dalpino of the Washington English Center will lead an Evening English Conversation Group for members to talk about ideas and events and practice conversation skills. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts

“Live! Concert Series on the Plaza” will feature The Rise Band and Show performing R&B. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

The Tuesday Concert Series will feature soprano Brooke Evers and pianist Jeremy Filsell performing cabaret songs by Benjamin Britten and William Bolcom. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Side, U.S. Capitol. usafband.af.mil.

Discussions and lectures

Murat Akan, associate professor of international affairs at George Washington University, will discuss his book “The Politics of Secularism: Religion, Diversity, and Institutional Change in France and Turkey.” 1 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. rsvp@mansfieldfdn.org.

Activist and scholar Kevin Van Meter will discuss his book “Guerrillas of Desire: Notes on Everyday Resistance and Organizing to Make a Revolution Possible.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org.

Mark Bowden, a feature writer for the Atlantic and Vanity Fair, will discuss his book “Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam” in conversation with Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Meeting

Recovery International will host a small group meeting for people coping with issues such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, stress, anger, fear and obsessive-compulsive disorder. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-2680.